Spc. Joseph Martin of Hanson, Ky. kisses his son, John Thomas, Dec. 20, 2011 shortly after Martin's unit, Co. A 149th BSB of the National Guard, returned to its hometown of Benton, Ky. The unit, consisting of about 70 soldiers, came home from its duties in Iraq just days before the Christmas holiday.
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